Hydrophobic modification of ZnO nanostructures surface using silane coupling agent

The γ‐methacryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane (γ‐MPS) has been employed to make hydrophilic surface of ZnO nanostructures into hydrophobic or superhydrophobic surface. Such chemical process, which binds ZnO nanostructures and organic silane together, makes the combination of organic and inorganic materials more durable and stable. Furthermore, modification of different morphologies of ZnO nanostructures has an exceptional wide field of application. Modification of ZnO nanostructures using silane coupling agent γ‐MPS can produce the hydrophobic surface of ZnO, and moreover it is expected to further synthesize of many hydrophobic organic–inorganic composite materials. POLYM. COMPOS., 35:1204–1211, 2014. © 2013 Society of Plastics Engineers